12 Questions
What was the father's name mistakenly changed to at Immigration?
Mister Elberes
How was the protagonist's name pronounced by the neighbors who became her mother’s friends?
Jew-lee-ah
What nickname did the protagonist have at home?
Hoo-lee-tah
Why did the protagonist hesitate to correct the officer at Immigration about the pronunciation of their name?
Fear of not being allowed in
How did the English teacher mistake the protagonist for?
Juliet
What famous author did the protagonist's family jokingly refer to as 'my friend'?
Shakespeare
What were the different names the narrator was called by?
All of the above
Why did the narrator's mother almost change her sister's name in the hospital?
She was embarrassed by the foreign-sounding name Mauricia
How did the narrator's sister's name, Mauricia, get mispronounced by American tongues?
All of the above
What was the narrator's younger sister's name and how was it described?
Her name was plain Anne, and she turned out to be the pale, blond "American beauty" in the family
What was the reason the narrator's father insisted on naming the first daughter after his recently deceased mother, Mauran?
He wanted to honor his mother's memory
What was the narrator's attitude towards the "Old world folk" that her parents associated with?
She wished they would go back to where they came from and leave her alone
Read a narrative about a family arriving in New York City and experiencing a name change at Immigration. Explore the challenges faced by the protagonist in correcting the officer's error while maintaining their entry into the city.
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